Roller-bearing demountable automobile-hub.



, W.'F. LEE. mum BEAfilN MOUNTABLE AUTOMOBILE 110a,.

APPLI-I n FILED AUGA, 1911. I I

Patented' Feb. 26,1918.

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W. F.'LEE.'

ROLLER BEARING DEMOUN T A BLE AUTOMOBILE HUB. -APPL|CATION FILED AUG-4. 191.7.

Patented Feb.'%, 1918.

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[ upon the sleeve 4. lhe outer end of the 28 thereto, whereby sleeve 4 has positioned thereon, a washer 20 for the purpose of retaining the outer hearing rollers 19 within their respective bushings. he outer end of the sleeve is screwthreaded as at 21 and has threaded thereon,

a retaining nut 22, which engages the washer 20 and holds the same in engagement with the outer roller bearing.

A jam nut 23 is also threaded to the sleeve and in engagement with the nut 22 to prevent the nut 22 from becoming accidentally unthreaded from the sleeve. The jam nut 23 is held upon the sleeve 21 by the pin 3, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

The other end of the body portion 15 of the hub 16 is reduced and screwthreaded as shown at 24 and has threaded thereon, a cap 25. The reduced threaded portion 24 of the bod' portion 15 of the hub 16 is provided wit a slot for the purpose of permitting the pin '3 to be removed from and inserted through the slot 4 of the spindle 2. The

cap 25 after being threaded on the body portion 15 of the hub 16 prevents the pin 3 from moving out'of the slots in the sleeve 4 and spindle 2.

A plurality of studd 26 are formed upon the periphery of the body portion 15 of the hub 16 adjacent each end'and has secured =thereto, wire spokes 27, which are in vturn connected to the usual rim of a wire wheel, (not shown).

In operation, when the axle 1 is rotated v by a rime mover, the member 18 causes the disk to rotate therewith. The disk 7 being locked to the flange 14 carriedby the body portion 15 of the hub 16, causes said hub to rotate with the axle uponthe sleeve 4.

It will also be noted that the pin 3 prevents any endwise movement of the hub 16 and sleeve 4 upon the spindle 2.

Referring to my modified form of invention as shown in Fig. 3, it consists of a hub especially adapted for use upon ,front axles, the numeral 27 being the front axle having' the usual spindle 28, which is apertured to receive the pin 3. The spindle 28 has mounted thereon, a sleeve 29, which has its outer end provided with oppositely disposed slots to receive the pin 3, while its opposite end is provided with a flange 30. The flange 30 is provided with a rectangular recess or socket 31, which is adapted to receive a rectangular shoulder 32 formed upon the axle 27 at the point of formation of the spindle the sleeve 29 is held against rotation wlthrelation to the axle or spindle. The sleeve 29 has mounted thereon, the body portion 15 of the hub 16, which is provided with the recesses 17 to rec'eive the bushings 1 8. The bearing rollers 19 are located within the bushings l8 and bear upon the sleeve 29, whereby the body por- Beferring to my disposed slots to receive the pin 3 and also serewthreaded to receive the Washer 20, not

22 and jam nut 23. From the foregoing. oescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will he noted that a. novel form of hub has been provided, which can be readily and conveniently applied to the front axle of an automobile or like vehicle and which will rotate upon the sleeve with a minimum amount of friction. modified form of inventionas disclosed in Fig. 6, it consists of a modified form of means for securing the sleeve 33 to the spindle 28 of the front axle 27. The spindle 28 in this instance is provided with a flattened portion or a. fractional part thereof may be flattened, which fits the flattened portion 35 in the sleeve 33, whereby the sleeve 33 is held against rota-- tion with relation to the spindle.

While 1 have shown and described the preferred embodiment oi? my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts .may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

l. The combination with an axle including a. spindle having a slot, of a sleeve mounted on said spindle and having oppositely disposed slots, an F-shaped key extending through the slots of the sleeve and spindle, a hub journaled on said sleeve, said sleeve having its outer end serewthreaded, a

nut threaded on said sleeve, and a jam nutthreaded on said said nut.

2. The combination with an axle having a spindle, of a sleeve mounted upon said spindle, a key securing the sleeve to the spindle against rotation thereon, a flange formed on the sleeve, a disk mounted upon said flange, means securing said disk to the axle, a hub journaled on said sleeve, :1 flange formed on said hub and having depressions therein, forming offset portions, said disk having recesses therein forming ofi'set portions, said ofiset portions of the disk fitting within the depressions in the flange and the offset portionsupon the flange fitting within the depressions in the disk to lock the hub to the axle. v 7

3. The combination with an axle having a spindle, of a sleeve mounted on said spindle,means connecting the sleeve to the spindle against rotation thereon, a hub journaled on said sleeve, a flange formed on said sleeve in engagement with sleeve, a disk meurited on said flange, e sethe pin from becoming disengaged from the 10 curing member secured to the axle and to sleeve said disk, a, flange formed on said hub, and In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 111121112 mgmectingfthe1 disfi to said fiangf. bin presence of We Witnesses.

5 evice 0 t e c eracter set art 0 r I comprising a sleeve mounted upon a spindle, WILLIAM F1 IZHUGH a hub johrnaled on said sleeve, 3. .pin ezr j Witnesses: tending through the sleeve and spindle, and 'ALBERT E. SNYDER, a capthreadetl to said hub for preventing EDWARD J. MADDEN. 

